Two-wheeled vehicle



(No Model.)

M. H. LANE & J. H. GLOYES.

TWO WHEELED VEHICLE. No. 344,186. Patented June 22, 1886.

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M. HENRY LANE AND JAMES H. CLOYES, OF KALAMA ZOO, MICHIGAN.

TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE.

SPECEFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 344,186, dated June 22,1856,

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, M. HENRY LANE and JAMES H. CLoYEs, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Kalamazoo, county of Kalamazoo, State ofMichigan, have jointly invented a new and useful Two-\Vheeled Vehicle,of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object certain improvements, substantially asbelow described c and claimed.

In the drawings formingapart of this specification, Figure 1 is a sideelevation; Fig. 2, a top view of one-half of the cart; Figs. 3, 4, and5, enlarged perspective of parts referred to by like lettersin the otherfigures hereinafter described; and Fig. 6 an enlarged perspective ofparts in Fig. 1, showing an equivalent change in construction.

Referring to the letters marked on thedrawings, E is the axle, B thewheels, P the thills, D the seatbars, and A the seat, like such parts inordinary vehicles of this class.

Attached at their forward end to the thills are springs c,one on eachside of the vehicle, running back parallel with the scat-bars butindependent of said seat-bars D. In Fig. 1 the spring 0 is bowed upwardand bolted to thill P, while in Fig. 6 the springs c pivotally connectwith a bracket, 1, which bracket is secured tothethill. Either plan maybe adopted.

The springs 0 rest upon a bridge, 00, secured to the thills or thecrossbar a. Fig. 4 shows the thill P, seat-bar D, and spring c.incrosssection at the location of the bridge 00, with the seat-bar andspring a in perspective.

The springs c extend back near the seat A, where the upwardly-extendingbars 0- of the foot-rest form connection with said springs. Fig. 5 showsthese parts where they are connected at c in perspective. The forwardend of the foot-rest is attached to the cross-bar a of the thills, Figs.1 and 4. u u are the ordinary slats of the foot-rest.

Of course itwill be understood that the half of the vehicle not hereshown is a duplicate of the half shown, thus being alike on both sidesof the vehicle.

So far as the invention thus far described is concerned, it is notnecessary that the seatbars D be in the position here shown; but inorder to utilize the springs cto impart an elastie effect to theseat-bars D, we suspend the seat-bars from the springs c by the U-bars tat a point approximately at the center of the seat-bars, so that thesprings cwill rest on the bridges a: at a point about central betweenthe U barsi and the forward end of the springs c. \Vhen the rear ends ofthe seat-bars D are borne down by the weight of the driver, the portionof the springs 0 between their forward end and the U-bars t will springacross the bridges or in the form of a bow or the upper half of anelliptical spring, thus obtaining the most natu ral spring action withsafety against breakage.

The forward ends of the seat-bars D are of course attached to thethills. This may be done by connecting with the forward end of theSprings 0, as in Fig. 1, or to an indepelr dent bracket, f, Fig. 6,01 inany suitable manner.

On the under side of the seatbars D are secured plates (1, having aseries of holes, by which means the U-bars i may be moved forward andback and fixed at the desired point to make the bowing portion of thesprings c stiffer or more limber, according to the weight of the driver.The lower ends of the U-bars i are connected with the plates (6 by boltspassing through the adjusting-holes of the plates and through the eyedends of the Ubars. In Fig. 3 these parts are shown in perspective.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a two-wheeled vehicle, the combination of the thills provided withthe bridges, the rearwardly-extending springs resting on saidbridges,the seat-bars beneath and parallel with the springs andsuspended from the springs by the U-bars, and the foot-rest suspendedfrom the ends of the springs back of the U- bars,whereby the springsperform the several described functions, substantially as set forth.

2. In a two-whee1ed vehicle, the thills provided with the bridges, therearwardly-extending springs resting on said bridges, and the seat-barsparallel with the springs,and suspended from said spring-bars bysuitable supports at the rear of said bridges, the bridges beingapproximately central between said supports and the forward end of thesprings; all combined substantially as set forth.

3. In atwo wheeled vehicle, the combination of the thills provided withthe bridges, therearwardly extending springs resting on said bridges,theseatbars provided with the series of adjusting-holes, and the U-barsadj ustably connecting with said holes and suspending the seat-bars fromthe springs, said bridges being 10 approximately central between the Ubars and the forward end of the springs, substantially as set forth.

I n testimony of the foregoing we have hereunto subscribed our names inpresence of two witnesses.

M. HENRY LANE. JAMES H. CLOYES.

\Vi tnesses:

NVM. MCDONALD, \V. L. VVHITEHEAD.

